• History of Hossac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad (HT&W

  • Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in New England
Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in New England

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  by Fej01235
 
Hey everyone,

My family has a cabin in Southern VT, and on a hike I was lucky enough to pick up an old railroad spike that came from the "Hoot, Toot & Whistle" railroad, which was officially known as the Hossac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad. Now, I wanted to basically make this little display thing for our cabin with the spike it in, accompanied by a little history blurb of the HT&W.

Would anyone be able to point me in the direction of a good source of information on the HT&W, and if possible, the "Hoot, Toot & Whistle" nicknamed part, which is from my understanding NW Mass. and Southern VT. If anyone has any information as to where I could find some history to add to this, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks!
  by henry6
 
Check your local library...there are several books and magazine articles from over the years.
  by henry6
 
Also post your request on New England forum at rr.net